Thursday, 16 February 2017

India Created History: sent 104 satellites in single space mission.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)created history Wednesday by Launching a record 104 satellites in a single mission. Here is all you need to know about the ground breaking mission:

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - C37 carried the 714kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 103 co-passenger satellites. This is the Highest number of satellites ever launched in a single mission.

The perfect lift-off happened at 9.28am, Wednesday. In a Launch that took 28 minutes, all the satellites were successfully placed into the Earth's orbit.

The PSLV-C37, in it's 39th flight, lifted off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

Cartosat-2 series: This was the first satellite to be launched and is made especially to monitor activities of India's hostile neighbors at a resolution of less than a meter keeping a bird's eye view on both Pakistan and China.